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'Operation United Force' nets weapons, drugs and a dozen arrests

A joint operation with local and international authorities targeting high-crime areas and prolific offenders in Abaco led to a dozen arrests and the seizure of two firearms today.

Diver allegedly drowns at Half Moon Cay

A man allegedly drowned while diving at Half Moon Cay, Exuma yesterday.

Abaco police investigate alleged suicide

Police are investigating an alleged suicide after a woman was found unresponsive with a laceration to her wrist in a home on Guana Cay, Abaco.

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Trial by Judge Alone Bill passes in the House of Assembly

ELECTED officials passed a bill yesterday that would let people waive their constitutional right to a jury trial in favour of a trial by a judge alone.

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Ken Mullings levels up with Powerade sponsorship

BAHAMIAN professional athlete Ken Mullings, like many athletes, has his mind set on the Paris Summer Olympic Games, and with Powerade’s sponsorship he believes his goals can become reality.

‘Two-step’ proposal on gas dealer margin rise

Petroleum retailers yesterday disclosed there has been “movement” on a proposed “two-step” solution to their margin woes as they warned: “We cannot wait until the Budget debate is over.”

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‘Explanation owed’ on back dated revisions to BPL debt

The Opposition’s leader yesterday argued that the Government “owes an explanation” for why it has retroactively revised the debt owed by Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) going back almost two years.

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Ex-Minister: ‘Nothing to do with’ dead dolphins

An ex-Cabinet minister yesterday blamed US bankruptcy trustees for the plight of Blackbeard’s Cay’s dolphins as he had agreed to care being provided prior to their potential sale.

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BTC bids to seize yacht over $1.5m cable break

The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) has launched legal action in New York to seize a high-end yacht it accuses of causing $1.5m in damage to its undersea cable network.

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We will investigate dumped fetus, says Laroda

THE Ministry of Social Services will investigate the case of a baby found in a garbage disposal in a bathroom at Rubis Gas Station on Gladstone Road.

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MP rape trial expected to resume again in October

THE rape trial of North Abaco MP Kirk Cornish will begin again on October 21.

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Passport Act protocols for children of Bahamian men gazetted

THE long-awaited protocols for many affected by last year’s landmark Privy Council citizenship ruling –– which established that children born to Bahamian men are entitled to citizenship regardless of their mother’s nationality –– were tabled in the House of Assembly yesterday in a bill to amend the Passport Act.

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‘Give us answers on Freeport plan’

THE Davis administration does not recognise the Freeport Licensees Association, a group seeking to meet Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis that criticised his Monday speech to the Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce for lacking “critical details”.

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Mark Knowles gives back

The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s (BLTA) ‘Play Tennis’ participants got a special treat yesterday over at the National Tennis Centre (NTC) as retired Bahamian pro tennis player Mark Knowles paid a special visit to conduct a session with the young ones.

Concacaf Nations League: Senior men’s national soccer team set to play in Group A of League C

THE Bahamas senior men’s national soccer team was drawn into Group A of League C for the upcoming windows of the 2024-25 Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) Nations League matchups.

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Archer impressed with execution of World Relays

THE 2024 BTC World Athletics Relays closed out with a bang as fireworks were launched above the newly renovated Thomas A Robinson National Stadium to signal the end of what many deemed a successful fourth hosting of the global event in The Bahamas.

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Sweeting says shanty town task force to re-focus on New Providence

WORKS and Family Island Affairs Minister Clay Sweeting said the Unregulated Communities Action Task Force (UCATF) will refocus on New Providence shanty towns “throughout the summer” after becoming aware of “quite a number” of them.

Two senior police officers accused of trying to steal $90k from a business

TWO senior police officers are accused of trying to steal $90,000 from a business in March.

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Sick child and mother airlifted from cruise ship by US Air Force

A sick child and his mother were airlifted by helicopter from a Carnival Cruise Line ship returning from a voyage to The Bahamas and Caribbean last Saturday.

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Firefighters battle blaze on Joe Farrington Road

A FIRE that erupted on a scrap metal yard on Joe Farrington Road yesterday morning set derelict vehicles ablaze and sent smoke billowing into the air for much of the day.